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Incidence of syphilitic hepatitis among patients with neurosyphilis. [PDF]
Intern Med JAbstract Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection of ongoing public health concern due to its systemic complications, which necessitate early detection and management. As a non‐hepatotropic pathogen, syphilis can also cause unexplained hepatitis, a condition that is often overlooked.
Sun J, Wang L, Pokorny C.
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Asymptomatic Neurosyphilis Presenting With Bilateral Pulmonary Nodules: A Case Report. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepThis report presents for the first time, a case of asymptomatic neurosyphilis with multiple pulmonary nodules and buttock lipodystrophy. This case showed a high expression of RPR (154 R.U.) and given the nature of the patient's work (long‐distance transportation), short‐term follow‐up was difficult.
Takahashi H, Ishida T.
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2019 AbstractNeurosyphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum (T. pallidum). The organism gains entry into the central nervous system (CNS) early (primary syphilis or chancre phase) in the course of infection. While most patients are able to mount an immune response that effectively clears CNS invasion without long-term ...
Hemil, Gonzalez +2 more
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Neurosyphilis in China: A Systematic Review of Cases From 2009–2021
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Considered the increased threaten of neurosyphilis in China, a review on cases reported in the literature to describe the clinical epidemiological characteristics of neurosyphilis cases, may be beneficial to the early detection and management strategies ...
Fang-Zhi Du +6 more
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Increased interleukin-17 in peripheral blood and cerebrospinal fluid of neurosyphilis patients. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 BACKGROUND: Treponema pallidum infection evokes vigorous immune responses, resulting in tissue damage. Several studies have demonstrated that IL-17 may be involved in the pathogenesis of syphilis.
Cuini Wang +9 more
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Advances in laboratory diagnostic methods for cerebrospinal fluid testing for neurosyphilis
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 Neurosyphilis is a chronic infectious disease caused by the invasion of Treponema pallidum into the central nervous system. In recent years, with the increase in the latent syphilis infection rate, the incidence of neurosyphilis has gradually increased ...
Zheng-Xiang Gao +7 more
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German guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of neurosyphilis
Neurological Research and Practice, 2020 Introduction In view of the importance of neurosyphilis and the difficulties encountered in diagnosing it, the S1 guideline “Neurosyphilis” has been published by the German Society for Neurology (DGN) in accordance with the stipulations of the ...
Matthias Klein +9 more
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An Updated Review of Recent Advances in Neurosyphilis
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 Neurosyphilis is caused by Treponema pallidum invading the central nervous system, of which the incidence is increasing worldwide. Due to its variable clinical manifestations, diagnosis of neurosyphilis remains challenging, especially the asymptomatic ...
Jia Zhou +9 more
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Heliyon, 2023 Neurosyphilis with mesiotemporal lobe lesions remains a difficult entity to diagnose, especially when it mimics herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). Here, we report what appeared to be the first case of mesiotemporal imaging of neurosyphilis presenting as ...
Hongwei Liu, Defu Dong
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Contemporary Clinical Management of Otosyphilis for Practicing Otolaryngologists-A Scoping Review. [PDF]
LaryngoscopeOtosyphilis has reemerged alongside increasing syphilis rates, highlighting the need for early recognition to prevent severe audiovestibular complications. A scoping review and retrospective case series indicate that most patients present with hearing loss, tinnitus, or vertigo and typically respond to penicillin‐based treatment.
Pittman CA +7 more
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